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India should consider repealing its highly controversial farm laws Photo: ReutersPremium Share Via Read Full Story India’s three new farm laws, enacted in September 2020 with little public or parliamentary debate, have attracted enormous global interest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government described the measures as a gift to farmers, but farmers in several Indian states, led by smallholders in Punjab and Haryana, have refused to accept them. Sustained and highly polarizing protests have followed. The situation in India is unfortunate, but it is not unique. Agriculture is an intricat...

India’s farm laws are a global problem Feb 21,2021 - Last updated at Feb 21,2021 ITHACA  —  India’s three new farm laws, enacted in September 2020 with little public or parliamentary debate, have attracted enormous global interest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government described the measures as a gift to farmers, but farmers in several Indian states, led by smallholders in Punjab and Haryana, have refused to accept them. Sustained and highly polarising protests have followed. The situation in India is unfortunate, but it is not unique. Agriculture is an intricate issue that rais...

Agriculture is an intricate issue that raises important questions not just for India but for all economies struggling to strike a balance between the market and the state.

Market fundamentalism never works as well as actual markets do, because it offers “choices” that no one would willingly choose. The Indian government should repeal its new farm laws and, through a careful deliberative process, craft legislation that stands the test of reason and can benefit poor farmers and consumers most of all.

CHICAGO — As US President Donald Trump’s single term limps to an end, we should revisit a question that has dominated mainstream punditry for the past four years: Was America on the brink of an authoritarian takeover? Never before have so many commentators, including knowledgeable academics, seen-it-all-before political operatives, cynical journalists, and former government